Pioneers of Clean Technology - Ahmad Chatila - The Making of SunEdison

How do you transform a silicon wafer supplier to the semiconductor industry into a global renewable energy company in six short years and where do you go from there?

Join us for an evening of engaging dialogue as Ahmad Chatila tells the fascinating story of the transformation from MEMC to today’s SunEdison, with the challenges and opportunities he faced along the way and how he navigated through them, followed by his assessment of today’s global energy industry and how new technologies and business models are emerging from bold and innovative new energy companies.

Ahmad Chatila serves as SunEdison’s President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors. He also serves as Chairman of Terraform Power. Prior to SunEdison, Ahmad served as Executive Vice President of the Memory and Imaging Division, and head of global manufacturing for Cypress Semiconductor. In these roles, he was responsible for strategy, financial performance and revenue growth for the Memory and Imaging Division, as well as global manufacturing for all divisions of Cypress. Previously Ahmad served as managing director of Cypress' Low Power Memory Business Unit. Prior to these roles at Cypress, Ahmad served in sales at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC).

Ahmad holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University, a masters degree in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University, and has completed the Stanford Executive Program at Stanford University.